Intro
Eb---G#, Eb--Bb--Fm--G#-- x2
Verse 1:
F
Got a postcard
B postcard from
a better place
A#
And it read
I wish you were here
I wish you were
F
And the soundtrack
The soundtrack from
a better night
A#
And it sang
I wish you were here
You should have
stayed here
Refrain:
Dm
As life leaves my eyes I
C
realize I must have died
A#
It looks like I didn’t make
it through the night
Chorus:
F
I never got to say goodbye
C
I’ll never get to say anything
Gm
at all again to a world
A#
That barely knew I was alive
F
Sing a requiem for me
C
Make it sad but sweet
Gm
B song about release
A#
B minor key symphony
Verse 2:
F
Found a letter
B letter from B
dear old friend
A#
And it said
"I wish you were here"
I wish you were
F
And a prayer
B prayer in B
familiar voice
A#
And she wept
I wish you were here
Why can’t you be here?
(Repeat Refrain and Chorus)
Bridge:
Dm
I got your flowers today
A#
So perfectly arranged
With a card attached
Dm
“I’m sorry you could not stay”
They came a little late
C
I had to wait til they died
There’s no tears up here
But I’m sure that
Eb---G#(hold)
I would have cried
Verse 3:
F
To everyone I’ve loved
Gm
To all who once loved me
A#
I never meant to leave
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
F
Sing a requiem for me
C
Make it sad but sweet
Gm
B song about release
G#(hold)
B minor key symphony